Egypt bourse gains EGP 4.5 bln

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Thu, 11 Jan 2018 - 02:32 GMT

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Thu, 11 Jan 2018 - 02:32 GMT

EGX - REUTERS

EGX - REUTERS

CAIRO - 11 January 2018: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) continued its record highs for the fifth day in a row during Thursday's trading to gain EGP 4.5 billion at the end of the week.

The indexes posted collective gains amid purchase operations by Arab and foreign investment funds.

The market capital gained EGP 4.5 billion and reached EGP 845.8 billion which is the highest figure recorded in the history of the EGX, amid transactions that hit EGP 1.06 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index hit a record and upped by 0.33 percent to reach 15,252.48 points for the first time in the history of the EGX.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SMEs) increased by 1.98 percent to reach 850.97 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose by 1.23 percent to record 2,016.30 points.

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